Huntsville, Alabama (September 11, 2006)
Two local men are in the Madison
County Metro Jail this morning, charged with Trafficking in Cocaine. On
Friday afternoon, an interdiction agent with the Madison-Morgan County
Strategic Counter drug Team (STAC) stopped a speeding vehicle on I-565
near county line road in Madison County. During the stop, the agentís
K-9 partner alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle.

STAC Team Commander,
Sgt. Gerry Norris said after searching the vehicle, Ĺ kilogram of
cocaine and crack was discovered, along with $20,000 in cash. The
occupants of the vehicle 28-year-old Patrick Steele of Decatur and
29-year-old Maurice Jones were detained and questioned. Later Friday
evening a search warrant was issued for Jonesí residence at 685
Providence Main #122. Agents recovered another kilo of cocaine worth an
estimated street value of $210, 000, and a 9mm pistol. Norris said all
of the drugs, cash and property seized have an estimated value of
$250,000. Both men are being held on a bond of $500,000 each.